Montgomery Township covers Skillman, Belle Mead, Blawenburg, Harlingen and Rocky Hill area neighborhoods just north of Princeton. We design and engineer additions, second stories, renovations and new homes for homeowners across the township.
Montgomery grew from farmland into one of the most sought after suburbs in Somerset County, with neighborhoods built in waves since the Second World War and large tracts of preserved open space such as Skillman Park. As homes age and families grow, the common next steps are rethinking kitchens, adding primary suites or building up over a garage.
Those projects often look simple from the outside and are not. A second story over an existing wing needs the old framing and footings checked, a wall removal needs a properly sized beam and posts that land on real support, and a large addition needs to fit the township's setbacks and coverage rules. Our architects and engineers solve those together, so the drawings you take to bid are complete.
Licensed architects and professional engineers on one team, one contract and one set of signed and sealed drawings. See all of our services.
Rear, side and wraparound additions for kitchens, family rooms and primary suites, with the existing house evaluated by our engineers.
New floors over ranches, capes, garages and one story wings, with foundations and framing checked and reinforced as needed.
Whole house and partial renovations, wall removals and open plans, basements and attics, with structure and systems designed in house.
Ground up single family homes and teardown rebuilds, from site planning to sealed construction drawings.
Decks, covered porches, pergolas and garages engineered for footings, ledgers and loads.
Beam replacements, foundation fixes and engineer's letters for homeowners, buyers and insurers.
In New Jersey, most additions and structural renovations need zoning approval from the town before the construction permit, and the construction permit itself is reviewed under the state Uniform Construction Code. When a design needs relief from a setback, coverage or height limit, it goes to the town's land use board for a variance hearing.
Montgomery's mix of subdivisions, village centers and rural lots means rules change from one neighborhood to the next. Before design starts we confirm your zone and the limits that apply to it, so a concept is never drawn that cannot be approved. If a variance makes sense, we prepare the drawings for the hearing and walk you through what the board will look at.
Larger rural and wooded lots can bring their own questions, from grading and drainage around an addition to septic and well locations on properties without public utilities. We flag those during the first site visit so they are handled in the design rather than discovered during construction.
However your project is approved, we deliver signed and sealed drawings to you, support you and your contractor through the permit submission and answer the building department's review comments in house. Read how a project moves from consultation to close out on our process page.
Often, yes. We first check the existing foundations and framing, then design any reinforcement needed, and confirm the new height fits the township's limits for your zone.
It depends on scope. Our instant quote shows a typical design timeline for your project type, and we confirm it after the site visit.
We deliver signed and sealed drawings and support you or your contractor through the permit submission. If a variance is needed, we prepare the drawings and can present the design at the hearing.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.